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Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration makes it harder to do things that require sharp central vision, like reading, driving, and recognizing faces. It does not affect side vision, so it does not lead to complete blindness.

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  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    What is age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that causes blurring of your central vision. The blurring happens because of damage to the macula, a small area at the back of the eye. The macula helps you see the fine detail in things that your eyes are focusing on...

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    Covers type 2 diabetes in children. Discusses how obesity or being overweight is causing type 2 diabetes in kids. Includes info on treatment. Discusses monitoring blood sugar levels. Includes info on hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

  • Teens With Diabetes: Issues for Parents
    The teen years may be the hardest time for young people with diabetes and their parents. Normal teen behaviors include going to bed late, sleeping late, and eating meals at varying times. These behaviors combined with the normal cycle of rapid growth spurts and periods of slow growth make it hard to keep a teen's blood...

  • Eyes and Vision
    Has info on cataracts, glaucoma, and pinkeye. Also has links to age-related macular degeneration, vision tests, and a cataract surgery decision aid.

  • Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home
    Reduced vision can be caused by many things. These include macular degeneration and glaucoma. When you can't see as well, daily life can be more challenging. But you can do some things to stay as independent as you can and keep doing the activities...

  • Younger-Looking and Healthier Body After Quitting Smoking
    It's never too late to quit smoking. No matter when you quit, your health will improve. People who quit smoking reduce their risks for cancer, lung diseases, heart attacks, strokes, blood vessel diseases, and blindness from macular degeneration. They get sick less often, heal faster, and have fewer colds and flu...

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  • Vision Problems: Living With Poor Eyesight
    Many things can cause low vision, including macular degeneration and glaucoma. When you can't see as well, daily life may feel more challenging. But you can do some things to stay as independent as you can and keep doing the activities you enjoy. ...

Tests, Surgeries, and Treatments (1)

  • Laser Photocoagulation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    The main treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) is injections of medicines into the eye. But in some cases, doctors recommend laser surgery. Retinal laser photocoagulation is a type of laser surgery that uses an intense beam of light to burn small areas of the retina. The burns form scar tissue...

Medications (3)

  • Verteporfin Injection
    (ver'' te pore' fin) Brand Name(s): Visudyne® Verteporfin injection is used in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT; treatment with a laser light) to treat abnormal growth of leaky blood vessels in the eye caused by wet age-related macular...

  • Pegaptanib Injection
    (peg ap' ta nib) Brand Name(s): Macugen® Pegaptanib injection is used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD; an ongoing disease of the eye that causes loss of the ability to see straight ahead and may make it more difficult to read,...

  • Brolucizumab-dbll Injection
    (broe" lue siz' ue mab) Brand Name(s): Beovu® Brolucizumab-dbll injection is used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD; an ongoing disease of the eye that causes loss of the ability to see straight ahead and may make it more difficult...